Pad for bottle-caps.



(muons. PAD FOB. BOTTLE GAPS. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4, 1907.

Patented Sept. 22, 19081 I j GZare 61 766 l/Vi in use:

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.certain new and with metal caips per, while the vaseline neutralizes the to prevent it cracking,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE NOYES, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRIT OF COLUMBIA. I i

. No. 899,429. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 22, 1908;

Application filed December 4, 1907. Serial No. 405,084.

is a sectional view of a slightly different arrangement of the various layers forming the pad to produce a pyramidal form. sectional view of the p ramidal form of pad applied to a bottle. hi 5 is a view of a s pads-are out.

In carrying out my invention I first prepare a solution composed of rosin and vaseine, dissolved in gasolene, and boiled. These ingredients are proportioned 'to produce t e necessary toughening of the pa er, and at the same time preserve sufficient e asticity to produce a cushion eflect when the cap is applied. The rosin when dissolved impregnates the aper and when cooled strengthens it and at the same time preserves its component parts, which is quite essential when considering the characteristics of paper as necessary to produce the sealing effect when applied to a ottle in pad form.

he vaseline, whi e proportionally small in uantity when mixed with the rosin, also To all whom it ma concern: c

Be it known thatl, CLARENCE N OYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at 236 Second street northeast, in the city of Washington and District of Columbia, have invented useful '[Im rovements in Pads for Bottle-Caps, of whic the following is a specification;

. 1s invention relate to im rovements inand the method of making pa to be used as a substitute for cork in capped bottles.

t is customaryto use! cork in connection for bottles, but this mate- 'def'e'ctive because it cracks and allows air 0 pass to the contents, but is also extremely expensive. I

According to my inventionI ropose treat- I ing paper in a solution to 'en it, and interpose between the'treated layers cotton or other brous material, By practical experience I find that when the paper or like material is treated in a solution of rosinand Vaseline of pro or roportions, dissolved in gasolene and t en eat'ed the fibers of the 4 paper become toughened. the palperbec'omes tough, o suc rial is not on for the Vaseline or e uivalent agent, the rosin when cooled would crack the paper and thereby destro its usefulness as an element for a bottle a I boil the mixture of rosin, gl'iasol'ene for two urposes, to

cause a thorough'mixing of the ingredients.

erfliihus treated, is tough, w

the parosin, and the gasolene is employed solely to dissolve the rosin to re' cause it to beof the proper nature to ass into the fibers of the paper.

T e interposed layer of cottonv or other fiber adheres to the treated aper, and even if while applying a ca shou d a slight crack he paper occur, t e cotton prevents air passing to the bottle. I p

e invention ossesses all the necessary characteristics 0 cork, and more, several other important advantages result.

t er objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and particularly pointed purpose treated,

then another treated the desired thickness is made.

bers of cotton adhere to the paper-when pressure is ap lied, producing a com osite material, which when com ressed in a ottle makesit absolutely air t' t.

he composite materia is cut into disks of the desired size, and may e composed of as many layers of paper and cotton as found most desirable.

In the drawing 1, represents'the treated 7 previous bottle, parts bein a section illustrat- Fig. 2 is invention. Fig. 3

ication: of my act of composite material from which the ine and to Fig. 4is a her edge of the bottle neck and rther any irregularities in the aper, and 2, the layers of'interposed cotton. he bottle is indicated at 3, and the bottle at 4. hen the pad is used as shown in Fig. 2, it is inserted in the cap 4, and the latter is appllied to the bottle in the usual manner. hen pressure on the edges of the cap immediately over the upper edge of thejbottle neck, the layers 1, and 2, of the pad are compressed into a practically homogeneous mass, as indicated at 5. The compression at this point serves to further wad the cotton, "and the fibers of the paper, and absolutely prevents the admission of air to the bottle, when the cap is properly applied. When the edges of necessarily be a slight inward bulge toward the center, which is crowded a ainst the inacks the composite material around the ottle opening. Notwithstanding the high pressure necessary to ap ly the cap, the treatedpaper will not crac but'on the contrary gives sufficiently to accommodate itself to bottle neck.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 3, and 4, 6, indicates the paper disks, which are cut, one layer smaller than the other, with interposed layers-of cotton 7. The assembled. form of the pad in this instance is for the purpose of causing a pronounced bulge or enlargement on the inside of the mouth of the bottle when the cap is applied, which crowds the pad in close an compact form against the edge of the bottle. As t e cap is pressed downwardly, the central portion of the pad is pressed also, and'the ed es at 8, are forced outwardly against the inside edge of the bottle, and produces a tight and efiective seal. The upper surface of the top sheet,- and the lower surface of the lowermost sheet forming the pad, are not treated with the solution, as it has been found unnecessary. v

A pad thus constructed, is effective as a sealing medium, and will not dry out and crack. The nature and the proportion of the component parts of the solution are such as will not interfere with the liquid in the sealed bottle or jar. This is particularly true when it is considered that the lowermost face of the pad is free from the treatment of the preserv mg agent. y

do not desire to limit myself to the exact ingredients mentioned, as other elements ma be used for this purpose.

at I claim is: v 1. Asa new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose described comprising alternate layers of paper and fibrous material.

2. Asa new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose of paper and interposed layers of cotton.

3. Asa new article of manufacture, a pad the pad are compressed there will described comprising layers for the purpose described comprising chemically treated paper and interposed layers of fibrous material.

4; As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose specified comprising composite layers, certain of said layers being chemically treated.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the pur osespecified comprising layers of paper and ayers of fibrous material.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose specified, comprising layers of paper of different diameters and layers of fibrous material.

7. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose specified com rising layers of chemically treated papers of different diameters, the smaller layers of paper being toward the top, and interposed material.

8. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose specified, comprising layers of aper treated with a solution of neutralize rosin and interposed layers of fibrous material.

11. As a new article of manufacture, a pad .for the purpose specified, comprising layers of paper treated in a heated solution of rosin, Vaseline and gasolene, of fibrous material.

12 As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose specified, comprising layers of toughened material and a sealing medium interposed between said layers.

13. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the pur ose specified, comprising layers of pa er an interposed layers of sealing materra 14. As a new article of manufacture, a pad for the purpose s ecified corn rising layers of pa er chemica (y treated, t e lowermost layer eing treate onl; on the upper side, and interposed layers 0 fibrous ma erial.

15. The herein described method of making: ads for the purpose specified, consisting in c emically treating layers of material, an interposing fiber between the layers of chemically treated material, the chemical causin the fiber to adhere to the adjacent layers 0 material. 16. As a new article of manufacture, apad for the ur ose specified, comprising layers of chcmica y treated paper and layers of ayers of fibrous and interposed layers 899,429 3 cotton fiber, the fibers of the cotton adhering In testimony whereof I affix my signature to the chemically treatei d papei d in presence of-two witnesses. s a new artic e o manu acture, a pa 1 for the purFose specified, com rising la ers CLARENCE NOYES' 5 of chemlcal y treated aper an cotton ber Witnesses: ressed to%etherthe ers of the cotton ad- MILTON T. NoYEs, eling to t e chemically treated paper. RICHARD H. WAIN RIGHT. 

